By Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) – Extreme heat exposure affects pregnancy and newborn health where higher temperatures are associated with increased rates of preterm birth and stillbirth as well as greater rates of hypertension in pregnant women, said Human Rights Watch today. Emerging research suggests care work, such as mothering newborns, is also negatively affected. “In Sierra Leone we already have high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth, and hypertension in pregnancy, all of which are worsened by extreme heat, which is increasingly a problem in our country,” said Dr. Fatu Forna, an obstetrician-gynecologist…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Officials demonstrate ballot counting during a simulation of election procedures for the presidential election at South Korea's National Election Commission in Gwacheon, April 10, 2025. © 2025 Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (Seoul) – South Korea’s New Reform Party responded to a Human Rights Watch questionnaire on key human rights issues facing the South Korean people, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch prepared the questionnaire to provide the three major political parties an opportunity to publicly express their views…
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By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Alysia Blackham, Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
Jake Goldenfein, Senior law lecturer, The University of Melbourne
Developments in technology mean there are more ways for workplaces to be monitored, and not always with the knowledge of workers.
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By Laura Brannelly, Senior Lecturer in One Health and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne
Alex Wendt, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
Danielle Wallace, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
Infected male alpine tree frogs set about fathering far more offspring, helping avoid extinction in the wild – for now.
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By Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History and Deputy Dean, The University of Melbourne
An air war on civilians is the only means Putin currently has to pressure Ukraine. But history shows this tactic rarely ends wars.
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By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University
History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a major risk.
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By Amnesty International
Authorities in the occupied Gaza Strip must respect the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression and cease the ongoing repression of protesters, Amnesty International said today. Over the past two months, the organization has documented a disturbing pattern of threats, intimidation and harassment, including interrogations and beatings by Hamas-run security forces against individuals […] The post Palestine: Hamas security services must stop targeting protesters in reprisal and respect freedom of peaceful assembly in Gaza appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Devon Polaschek, Professor of Psychology/Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato
Simon Davies, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Nearly half of New Zealand’s prison population is on remand. But these units are not suitable for successful rehabilitation, and most people are not eligible anyway.
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By Caitlin Macdonald, PhD candidate, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, invites us to see the legendary nurse not as a symbol, but as a person shaped by illness, desire, pain and time.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Officials demonstrate ballot counting during a simulation of election procedures for the presidential election at South Korea's National Election Commission in Gwacheon, April 10, 2025. © 2025 Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (Seoul) – South Korea’s New Reform Party responded to a Human Rights Watch questionnaire on key human rights issues facing the South Korean people, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch prepared the questionnaire to provide the three major political parties an opportunity to publicly express their views…
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